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UNITED STATES PATENT -EErcE JEFFERSON BROWN, JR., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIG-NOR TO JAMES A. OHESLEY, OF VVAKEFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

CARTRIDGE-LOADINGA IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.` 232,879, dated October 5, 1880.

Application filed May 7, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JEEEERso-N BROWN, J r., of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Implements for Loading and Capping Oartridge-Shells; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, an'd exact descrip tion thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, in which Figure l represents a side elevation of my Fig. 2 is a side view, partly in section, showing the relative arrangement of the several parts when employed for extracting a cap. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device and a cartridgeshellin position for capping the latter. Fig.4 is a side view, partly in section, showing the relative arrangement of the several parts when used to compress the charge within the shell,the latter included in the sectional part of same view. Fig. 5 is a side View, partlyin section, showin g therelative position ofthe parts when used to crea-se the loaded shell. Fig. 6 is a plan view, showing the form of the yoke, and end view ofthe opposite capping' attachment, shown in sec-` tion in the enlarged View, Fig. 7.

The object ot' this invention is to furnish a compact, simple, convenient, and durable implement for loading and capping cartridgeshells, containing all the necessary appliances to effect the several operations in preparing the shell for use; andin orderthat others may understand and use my invention, I will iirst proceed to describe the construction, function, and co-operation ofthe several parts, and subsequentlyv to point out in the claims the novel characteristics of the device.

In the drawings, AB representpivoted arms, which constitute the main portions of the device, and to which are connected the various appliances for loading, creasing, capping, and extracting the cap. These arms are constructed in substantially the form shown in Figs. 2, 6, the arm or shank A being slotted at a and the arm or lever B pivoted therein, as shown, and which is restricted in its spread or opening movement by the contact of the projection b with the arm A, and its closing movement arrested by the bifurcated stud b.

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The loading attachment or rammer is shown at E. It is constructed with an internal chamber extending its entire length, and niay be made ot' anysuitable material 5 but when made of hard wood a ferrule, e, and a cap, e', of metal, should be applied to its respective ends, and perforated, as shown, to permit the passage of' vthe shank of the arm A and the extractor F.

When the arms A B are spread, or in an open position, as shown in Fig. 2, the rammer is permitted to recede upon the shank, which movement allows the extractor F to protrude for operation,`as willbe presently explained,

drel to the creasing-tool d, as shown in 5.

In the sectional View, Figs. 2 and 4, is a coiled spring, f, arranged within the enlarged portion ot' the internal chamber, and surrounding the shank A j" is a collar secured to the shank A within the chamber, and which forms a bearing to the inner end of the rammer and arrests its outward movement. The spring f bears against this collar and against the opposite end of the chamber, its distending action maintaining the rammer in the position shown in Fig. 4.

G, Fig. 2, represents a die for supporting the head of a cartridge-shell in the act of extracting the cap, and may be constructed ot' hard wood, in substantially the form shown. It is provided with a central depression, g', to receive the head of the shell, and a perforation is made for the passage of the extracted cap.

The operation of extracting the cap is as follows: The shell is placed upon the rammer E, with its head resting within the depression in the die, as shown in Fig. 2. The arms AB are opened to withdraw the stud b and permit the rammer to recede upon the shank, which allows the extractor F to be brought in contact with the interior oi' the cap, and by forcing down the shank, which is accomplished IOO by pressing or striking upon the button a2, the coiled spring yields and the cap is removed.

The die G is provided with a circumferential groove, g, of such size and depth as to t Within the yoke a, and when placed thereimas shown in Fig. l, with the arms A B closed, it may be safely carried, and at the same time afford a protection to the plunger and its attachment, wh ich enters the central perforation when in this position.

a represents a yoke designed to embrace and iit upon the exterior of a cartridge-shell, the flange of the head ot the shell resting upon the surrounding edge of the yoke, as shown in Fig. 3. In this position the shell is held and the percussion-cap is set firmly in place by means of the plunger c, connected to the arm or lever B opposite thereto. This plunger is constructed ofthe proper diameter to act upon caps of the smaller size, and for the larger and varying sizes sometimes employed an attachment is provided. (Shown enlarged in Fig. 7.) This attachment consists of a sleeve, c', of equal length with the plunger c, and is adapted to fit and turn upon the latter. It is retained upon the plunger and held in position to act or to allow the plunger to act upon the cap by means of the spring c2, which is secured at one end to the arm B, and its free end enga-ged with a circumferential groove, c3, upon the sleeve c, so as to permit the latter to rotate. The base ot' the sleeve c is somewhat larger in diameter than the thickness of the adjacent arm B, upon which it rests, and a transverse slot, c4, is formed therein to allow the arm B to enter the slot, which permits the sleeve to recede upon the plunger when turned to the position shown in Fig. 2, and whereby the end of the plunger is exposed and permitted to act.

By disengaging the arm B from the slot and turning the sleeve to the position shown in Fig. 4 it is brought iiush withthe end of the plunger, and co-operates there with to act upon caps of larger size.

rIhe mode of adjustment shown may be changed, if desired, by substituting a spiral spring and arranging it beneath the sleeve, and the latter may be adjusted by means of a threaded connection and be made removable and interchangeable with others of varying diameters without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The creasing device is composed of a rotating disk or wheel, d, connected to a lframe, D, which is hinged to the-inner side ot' the arm B, as shown. In this position it is shown in Fig. 5, ready for use 5 and when not in use, and to permit the rammer to act in other operations, the hinged frame is turned inwardly, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and is held in either position by means of a iiat spring, d', bearing upon the side or end of the hinged frame in a manner similar to the spring and blade of a pocket-knife.

The creasing operation is performed by placing the shell upon the rammer, (which acts as a mandrel in this operation,) resting upon the wad previously inserted. The disk or wheel d is brought in contact with the shell, and by pressing the arms A B together and rotating the shell upon the mandrel the wheel d, acting in conjunction with the groove d2, produces an inwardly-projecting bead immediately forward ot' the wad, which is thereby held in place.

The bifurcated stud b is an important feature of this device, and co-operates with each ot' the several and independent appliances, except in the operation of extracting the cap. In the operation of loading it serves as an abutment or stop to prevent a yielding movement of the ram mer. In the operation of capping and also creasingthe shell it acts to limit the movement of the respective devices, and prevents in the former instance an indentation or distortion of the shell or danger of exploding the fulminate, and in the latter instance it prevents the creasing-tool from cutting through the shell.

The bifurcated end b2 is intended to embrace the shank of the arm A and spring over the same with sufficient tension to form a lock and retain the arms in a closed position for convenience in carrying.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of the pivoted arms A B and the intermediate bifurcated stud, b, whereby the said arms are arrested and locked in a closed position, as shown and described.

2. The combination of `the pivoted arms A B, the rammer E, and the stud b, for retaining the rammer in its unyielding position in compressing the charge in the shell, as described.

3. The combination of the pivoted arms A B, the rammer E, provided with the circumferential groove d2, the creasing-tool d, and the bifurcated stud b, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4'. The combination ot' the pivoted arms A B, the yoke a, the plunger c for applying the percussion-cap, and the bit'urcated stud b, substantially as set t'orth.

5. A capping device consisting ot the fixed plunger c and adjustable sleeve c', whereby the device is adapted to caps of various sizes, substantially in the manner described.

6. The die G, con structed with the central perforation and external circumferentialgroove g, so that it may be carried within the yoke a when not in use and afford a protection to theplun ger and attachment, as shown.

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